Paired bare skin structures below the ear of chickens, slanting down toward the throat; their shape, size and color relate to breed.
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Earliness, early maturity
Ability for faster growth and earlier completion of body development compared to...
Early laying
Ability to start egg laying as early as possible while meeting requirements for ...
Eating ability, appetite, voracity
An animal’s propensity to consume feed—intensity and amount—affected by appetite...
Efficiency of nutrient utilization
The ratio of the amount of a nutrient retained in the organism or in a product f...
Egg
Products of the reproductive organs of female birds; differ by species in weight...
Egg breaking machine, automatic breaking machine
A mechanical device used in egg‑breaking plants for automatically separating the...
